Tangier Island

Located in Chesapeake Bay, Accomack County, VA. Most of Tangier Island is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The highest point of land on the island is only 4 feet above sea level. Since the 1800s Tangier has lost more than 60% of its habitable landmass to erosion and rising waters. It is estimated by some that what remains of the island will succumb sometime within the next 100 years.